great anarchist characters of our age

[JHE]

No, 'half wit' was/is a self-described Tory Anarchist on this year's BB.

I know the one. He supports the Tory Party, but says he's an anarchist really.

 

[albionism]

I quite liked Peter Neville when he was
around, chairing the discussions at Conway Hall.

 

[PeterTCA]

Colin Ward again. For taking pride in his anarchism. David Goodway has a salutory quote from him in his "Talking Anarchy" (2003, Five Leaves Press).

"I mistrust those anarchists who spend their time demolishing the contentions of another anarchist faction."

 

[butchersapron]

I know the one. He supports the Tory Party, but says he's an anarchist really.

Jean-Pierre Melville describesd himself as a right wing anarchist. Now, i knew Jean-Pierre Melville - is this half-wit a Jean-Pierre Melville?

 

[The39thStep]

Montevideo

 

[trevhagl]

Deek Allan!

He gets a lot of flak but he sticks his neck out and winds up the fash

 

[In Bloom]

Jean-Pierre Melville describesd himself as a right wing anarchist. Now, i knew Jean-Pierre Melville - is this half-wit a Jean-Pierre Melville?

, don't know about Jean-Pierre Mellville, but he is fascinatingly stupid.

 

[smokedout]

johnny rotten

 

[well red]

Emmett Borcik RIP

 

[Rod Sleeves]

Jonathan Simcock. editor of Total Liberty. Not a tub-thumper but quitely working away plate spinning in the background. And Colin Ward, now firmly into old age.

Fuck off, quietly working away at what exactly?

Who's next Chris Tame?

 

[el-ahrairah]

I thought he was a tunneller not a climber?

Definitely a climber.

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

José Bové is really rather

 

[PeterTCA]

Fuck off, quietly working away at what exactly?

Who's next Chris Tame?

Dear Rod,

I don't engage with personal abuse on the threads but as your comment refers to someone I've nominated I'd better justify myself.

Jonathan epitomises for me those Anarchists who are quietly working away in the background: keeping shop, licking stamps, donating part of their earnings.... He's a modest guy, certainly no barricade tub-thumper or a keyboard activist transmitting poison from the safety of a psuedonym.

He's an immensely practical person whose ideas translate into action.

1. Re ran "Red Rambles" for some years. A weekly invitation for "Anarchists, Socialists and Radicals" to go rambling in the Peak District.

2. He has organised book fairs, talks and events across the East Midlands.

3. In the mid 90's he booked a room in Manchester's Town Hall and announced a meeting that kick-started the Northern Anarchist network.

4. During the last two General Elections he raised funding to place two advertisements in The Guardian.

5. As he travels around the country he films and interviews Anarchists and puts them on his web site. His tiny bundles of phamphlets "What is Anarchism?" has been distributed in their 1000's.

6. He edits "Total Liberty" - a journal of "non-aligned" Anarchism. Over the years TL has published aricles on pacifism, individualism, right-wing libertarianism, anarcho-marxism, christian anarchism, psychiatry and anarchism... TL doesn't always work and it certainly doesn't chime with those factions whose papers restrict themselves to industrial disputes and historical analysis but in attempting to reach out across sectarian boundaries it takes risks. And maybe that should be a feature of all Anarchist publications.

Hope this helps

 

[butchersapron]

José Bové is really rather

He's not an anarchist though.

 

[Meltingpot]

Edgar (and maybe Steve) Broughton.

Stuart Christie.

Jello Biafra.

Kirke W. Comstock (former mayor of Palo Alto, California). Even his name makes me smile.

 

[Rod Sleeves]

Jonathan epitomises for me those Anarchists who are quietly working away in the background: keeping shop, licking stamps, donating part of their earnings.... He's a modest guy, certainly no barricade tub-thumper or a keyboard activist transmitting poison from the safety of a psuedonym.

Hundreds of anarchists worth their salt do that sort of thing, and on a far more practical and grounded level than what you describe.

Total Liberty is a dire magazine, that I have actually seen put people off anarchism, until I could show them alternative publications.

 

[Meltingpot]

Norman Jope, a Plymouth anarchist who ran "Splash" magazine (which I and probably others remember fondly) in the mid-80's. I don't know if he's still an anarchist though, he's an administrator for the College of St Mark and St John now.

 

[CUMBRIANDRAGON]

None its more like monty python these days

 

[Steve Booth]

I quite liked Peter Neville when he was
around, chairing the discussions at Conway Hall.

This is a good choice, Peter Neville was a nice old man. I think he helped organise the London Anarchist discussion group for years, and used to write in Freedom magazine.

 

[Steve Booth]

Here is a brief biography: ---

http://wapedia.mobi/en/Peter_Neville

 

[Nigel]

Boner and Wrighty.

tho Aussie Darren probably deserves an honourable mention after the caper he got up to a few years back

If we are going down that root how about Tim Scargill or Jim (Bristol)

 

[butchersapron]

Why are you rolling your eyes at Jim?

 

[Nigel]

Well I never!

 

[butchersapron]

Nope, not me.

 

[Zhelezniakov]

Irish Mike, Brixton early eighties onwards, for the squatting scene, Crowbar, 121books Railton road, and lots more. A great anarchist.

 

[Nigel]

Irish Mike, Brixton early eighties onwards, for the squatting scene, Crowbar, 121books Railton road, and lots more. A great anarchist.

crowbar was good!
Especially on incendry devices

 

[Nigel]

One of the best was XTRA: the paper for armchair terrorists,
later became LOGO.
Excellent cartoons and graphics on the back.
Depiction of the State was classic

Sorry, wrong thread!!

 

[BBORCIK]

Emmett

Emmett Borcik RIP

I concur but I am biased because he's my brother!

 

[Uncle Joe]

Anarcho Stalinists

Uncle Joe

We in the Anarcho-Stalinists are still badgering away for world domination!!!!!!!!

 

[In Bloom]

He's an immensely practical person whose ideas translate into action.

What, because he's organised a few walks in the countryside for his mates and runs a shit magazine?